SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT

"Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is reviewed against MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT. Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is closer related to the x1600 Pro than the x1300 Pro which should make for a good battle with MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT. The x1300 XT should be the ideal card to bridge the gap between the x1300 Pro and the x1650 Pro. Benchmark Software used:- Tribes Vengeance, World Racing 2, X3 Reunion and Xpand Rally."

"THE ABSOLUTE IN MAINSTREAM GAMING PERFORMANCE A tool for the performance oriented, Sapphire X1300 XT comes equipped with the hardware muscle to deliver an entire realm of fantasy right to your desktop due in large part to the awesome feature-set of the RADEON X1600 core, robust onboard memory configurations and 12 pipeline architecture. An impressive hardware compilation supporting CrossFire paired with support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 ensures future compatibility and the advent of the ATI Avivo Video and Display Platform ensures that you will not have to be limit your fantasies to just your desktop."

NOTE:- THE SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT AND MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT ARE BEST SUITED TO OUR MEDIUM QUALITY SETTING WHICH USES 1280x1024. WE HAVE INCLUDED THE HIGH QUALITY SETTING WHICH IS SUITED TO MORE EXPENSIVE VIDEO CARDS LIKE THE ATI RADEON X1800 GTO OR NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT. IF THE SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT OR MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT ARE PLAYABLE USING THE HIGH QUALITY SETTING THEN THAT IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE RESULT!

TRIBES

MEDIUM QUALITY

72

70

HIGH QUALITY

40

38

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XTMSI GEFORCE 7300 GT

COMMENT "Another close result between Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT and MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT with Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT winning by only 4%."

WORLD RACING 2

MEDIUM QUALITY

41

39

HIGH QUALITY

25

22

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XTMSI GEFORCE 7300 GT

COMMENT "Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT wins a close result with MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT by 5% to 12%."

XPAND RALLY

COMMENT "Once again it's another victory for Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT and it beats MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT by 15% to 19%."

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS

18400

15861 (-14%)

GAME BENCHMARKS

1246

1110 (-11%)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XTMSI GEFORCE 7300 GT

COMMENT "Synthetic benchmarks are not going to entertain you for very long and you will be pleased to know that Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT delivers 11% better gaming performance compared to MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT. The only game tested which MSI GEFORCE 7300 GT had a clear advantage was Doom3 which is a game well known to favour Nvidia. Games which usually favoured Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT was GT Legends, Scooter Warz, X3 and Xpand Rally. "